At the end of the program, the student participants will have produced or gained:

Financial Literacy

Children’s book written and illustrated and copyrighted by student

An audio and video project created by the students

Clothing article designed and produced by the students

Full experience of planning, preparing, and planting a variety of gardens

Experience in event planning for awards ceremony where students are recognized for their work

Production and Service Projects:

• Educational Text Book Project: Book
publishing project where participants will be given hands on experience in the
process of writing a book. These will be kids’ books with minimal words and
creative visuals which would be created by the students. This project will give
them space to be creative as well as experiencing the process of book
production. The students will be put into teams and the instructor will
moderate during the sessions and assist in areas where the students need. The
goal is to get them to take ownership of the project which they will receive a
hard copy as well as recognition for participation.

• Music EP: Music composition project
where participants will work in teams to develop 3 song EP projects. Each group
will be given specific topics to be creative and compose songs with. The theme
will be based around a product or service marketing campaign. The projects will
allow participants to find or refine their own personnel interests or talents
which can serve as a niche within the project. Those who don’t write the music
may dance, or do the planning, or assist in filming. The goal is to through
experience show the students how the music they consume is made and how they
can use it for other relevant market purposes such as the commercial EP
project. Each participant will receive a CD or USB of the material once
complete and be recognized for their participation.

• Music Video: The music video project
will complement the music production project. This activity will expose the
participants to the process of video production and how technology, and natural
talents can be merged to create video which can be useful for more than
entertainment.

• Marketing Project: This project is a
culmination of the music, video and fashion projects where the students develop
a marketing plan and sales strategy. The students will get into groups and come
up with ideas to bring their product or service to the public. The participants
will be taught how to make posters, the idea of face to face dialogue and
concepts of consumer economics in relation to sales. Each group will be given a
list of participating businesses related to marketing in the city where they will
call and conduct mock business calls. The goal is to reinforce teamwork,
speaking skills as well as confidence building exercises.

Creative Writing:

In this activity we will each write a children’s book equaling at least 24 pages in length including artwork and graphics. Think about things that you like to do or hobbies which you are good at for example sports, art, dance, singing, or science. You will then put together a manuscript telling a young child a story or poem about your hobbies or likes. Over the course of the program, we will go through the processes of book publishing and producF

Fresh-Op Urban Gardening Project:

This community project geared towards families
with young students gives the participants a hands on experience in designing
planning various urban garden systems and producing food. The students will be
given information about the process along with instruction, and seeds and tools
to work with. The goal of this project is to introduce the concept of food
production and introduce the concept of self-sustainability.

4th to 8th graders

7 Part Workshop Series

At the end
of the program, the student participants will have produced or gained: